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Huawei confirms Mate X2 will be powered by the Kirin 9000
Huawei CEO Richard Yu shared on Weibo that the Mate X2 will be unveiled on February 22. He says that ...
Samsung explains how it uses AI to enhance portrait shots on the Galaxy S21 series
You keep hearing about AI-powered cameras, but it often sounds like the Wizard of Oz is working behind the curtain. ...
Porsche’s head of chassis development jumps ship to work on the Apple car
While Apple tries to maintain absolute secrecy about Project Titan, leaks show that things are quickly heating up – the ...
Parler has reportedly terminated CEO John Matze
Parler CEO John Matze is apparently CEO no more. In a memo to staff sighted by Fox Business, Matze reportedly ...
Reddit’s WallStreetBets is crowdfunding a Super Bowl ad to ‘sh*t’ on Robinhood
“Fuck Robinhood.” Members of the increasingly popular subreddit r/wallstreetbets were in a fighting mood Wednesday, pointing to a thirty-second video ...
We’re glad this AI robot gets to go to space – Strictly Robots
The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, or CIMON, marks a first big step to incorporating AI technology into everyday life. Read ...
Will Ferrell’s Super Bowl ad will make you want to fight Norway
Comedian Will Ferrell is really upset that America is lagging behind Norway — those lugers! — when it comes to ...
Instagram’s identity crisis deepens as it considers a vertical stories feed
In the immortal words of Derek Zoolander (who would have definitely loved Instagram), “who am I?” Instagram is considering yet ...
Keep track of your phone, keys, and wallet with a Tile Bluetooth tracker
Here are the top Tile Mate Bluetooth tracker deals as of Feb. 3: OUR TOP PICK: Tile Starter Pack 2-pack ...
Kindle e-readers are on sale for up to 28% off — tackle your 2021 reading list
A handful of Kindle e-readers are on sale on Amazon as of Feb. 3: OUR TOP PICK: Kindle Paperwhite (8GB ...
Make your TikToks and vlogs look professional AF with this stabilized camera
Save $200: The compact and portable DJI Osmo Pocket is on sale for $199 at Amazon as of Feb. 3 ...
Multiple Apple Watch rivals from Amazfit are on sale at Amazon
Save up to 17%: A handful of Amazfit fitness tracker models are $10 to $20 off at Amazon as of ...
Grab announces program to help increase COVID-19 vaccinations in Southeast Asia
Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and on-demand delivery giant, announced a program to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations today. Its ...
GajiGesa, a fintech startup serving underbanked Indonesian workers, raises $2.5 million seed round
GajiGesa, a fintech company that offers Earned Wage Access (EWA) and other services for workers in Indonesia, has raised $2.5 ...
Huawei to launch new foldable phone in February
Huawei is about to launch its third foldable smartphone. The company announced on its Weibo account (via Android Central) that ...
Spotify hints toward plans for podcast subscriptions, à la carte payments
Spotify again signaled its interest in developing new ways to monetize its investments in podcasts. In the company’s fourth-quarter earnings, ...
Daily Crunch: TikTok will downrank ‘unsubstantiated’ claims
TikTok announces additional steps to fight misinformation, Myanmar’s military cracks down on Facebook and Google’s subsea cable goes online. This ...
SquadCast adds video podcast recording
Remote video podcasting is surprisingly still something of a Wild West these days. Given the massive sums of money currently ...
Myanmar military government orders telecom networks to temporarily block Facebook
Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecom firms to temporarily block Facebook until February 7 midnight, days after the ...
CA Supreme Court denies lawsuit challenging Prop 22’s constitutionality
The California Supreme Court today shot down the lawsuit filed by a group of rideshare drivers in California and the ...
Todd Rundgren is about to launch a geofenced virtual tour
The idea of a virtual concert tour might seem tailor-made for the pandemic, but musician Todd Rundgren said he’s actually ...
Social platform veteran Sriram Krishnan is Andreessen Horowitz’s latest general partner
Today, Andreessen Horowitz founder Marc Andreessen announced that social media product veteran Sriram Krishnan will be joining the firm as ...
Quickly change the profile picture on your Google Contacts app
Not happy with the profile photo you have selected for your Google Contacts page? Did you know that by installing ...
Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off
Founders — by now you must have heard about TechCrunch Early Stage events on April 1 and 2 and July ...
Facebook appears to be using misleading data to attack Apple’s new privacy feature
Starting with iOS 14.5, iPhone users will be asked to decide whether they want to opt-in to getting tracked by ...
Here’s how you can save a cool $100 on Motorola’s four hot new US phones
Acquired by Lenovo from Google back in 2014, Motorola Mobility bled money for its parent company quarter after quarter until ...
Hidden code reveals new manual update feature for Google Pixel Buds
Remember the original Google Pixel Buds? While they were called wireless Bluetooth earbuds, they were not true wireless earbuds as ...
Report calls for Apple to release LiDAR equipped VR headset with six lenses early next year
Last month, we passed along some news about Apple’s rumored upcoming headsets. Reportedly, . That scenario was repeated by U.S. ...
Growing 5G demand will drive major 2021 smartphone market recovery
The global smartphone market was only one of the major industries to suffer a big and largely unexpected decline in ...
Motorola’s “5G for all” strategy is already starting to pay off
Instead of continuing to beat the modular Moto Z dead horse that arguably lived a much longer life than it ...